Emmanuel K., 7

Emmanuel lives with his parents in one of the slums around town. He likes to swinging onswings, playing hide and seek and playing football too. on the slums of Moi's bridge town, he likes playing hide and seek, swinging and playing football. Emmanuel loves eating bread and drinking milk, and would like to be a farmer like his grandfather when he grows up Emmanuel was brought into the hospital with complains of severe pain on the right elbow, swelling and inability to use the affected arm after he fell from a height.

Emmanuel was brought into the hospital with complains of severe pain on the right elbow, swelling and inability to use the affected arm after he fell from a height. He was diagnosed with a subluxation of the elbow joint which was reduced and a backslab placed for stability of the joint After a 3 weeks the backslab was removed and he underwent a few physiotherapy sessions and is now doing well

Elbow dislocation should be corrected by keeping the elbow immobile by splinting for One to Three weeks followed by a range of exercise to prevent further separation which can limit movement interfering with Emmanuel's daily activities.